Conservation of Resources

News about Conservation of Resources, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 15, 2015

Jane Goodall, who drastically altered the way humanity understands itself through her research on chimpanzees, now spends 300 days a year on the road advocating for forest conservation and sustainable development. MORE

Mar. 11, 2015

Op-Ed article by Prof Douglas W Tallamy examines way that choices home gardeners make can affect surrounding ecosystem; notes that local fauna, such as caterpillars, have adapted over millennia to survive on local flora, and suggests that planting native species is far better conservation option than ornamental imported trees and plants. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Arizona, California and Nevada, in face of 14-year drought in Colorado River basin, sign agreement to add up to three million acre-feet of water to Lake Mead by 2020 from conservation and water management; lake, Colorado River reservoir, is water source for much of Southwest. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

Op-Ed article by author Jacques Leslie describes how Los Angeles has become a leader in sustainable water management and has become particularly successful in conservation; laments much of America views Los Angeles as a water archvillain, when in fact the opposite is true. MORE

Nov. 6, 2014

Editorial points out that in many states, voters approved ballot measures that were directly at odds with positions of many Republican candidates who won; notes high-profile and often contentious ballot measures that voters approved involved issues regarding minimum wage, marijuana legalization, criminal justice reform, abortion rights, gun control and environmental protection. MORE

Oct. 15, 2014

Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column contends that price consumers pay for water rarely reflects true costs or scarcity; points out that farmers consume 80 percent of nation's water for virtually free; says higher prices are essential to induce conservation and investment in water-saving technology and to steer water to where it is valued most. MORE

Oct. 8, 2014

Many sports teams and stadium operators in drought-ridden parts of the country are searching for new ways to reduce water consumption by sports venues to help lower their costs and raise their public images. MORE

Aug. 10, 2014

Businesses on California's Catalina Island have spent more than $40 million updating quaint town of Avalon and reviving tourism, but island is quickly running out of water; with island's reservoir approaching record low, businesses and homes will be required to cut water use by 25 percent. MORE

Jul. 15, 2014

Authorities in Arizona are eager to get rid of the tamarisk trees, which are not native to the state and which they say suck too much water; they welcome the tamarisk beetle, the tree's natural predator, which were released in Colorado about a decade ago and have traveled now to Arizona; scientists say removing the trees will not produce more water, and warn that birds living in them will be harmed; plus, once the beetles are done eating tamarisk leaves, they are likely to feed on other trees. MORE

Jul. 5, 2014

Californians have cut their water consumption only 5 percent in five months compared with recent years since a drought emergency was declared; cities, faced with apparent indifference to stern warnings from state leaders and media alarms, have encouraged residents to tattle on their neighbors for wasting water--and residents have responded in droves. MORE

Jun. 7, 2014

Vietnam is first country in Southeast Asia to make ecosystem payments a national policy through a 2010 law that established an incentive program; farmers receive payments under program that is intended to support economic development in poor areas while protecting forest cover. MORE

Mar. 14, 2014

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sides with environmentalists over California farmers and upholds federal guidelines that limit water diversions in order to protect delta smelt. MORE

Mar. 12, 2014

Mark Bittman Op-Ed column asserts that drought in California underscores need for policies that will result in a consistently reliable water supply for the state's farmers; maintains that either crop selection must be modified or water delivery and use must be more rational. MORE

Mar. 8, 2014

Lake of the Woods, Calif, may run out of municipal drinking water by the summer if rain does not return, making it one of 17 rural communities in state's southern region facing the same problem; regulations, community water-saving efforts and the drilling of new wells have all failed in the face of persistent drought. MORE

Feb. 13, 2014

Copen Journal; Honduras has become a central transfer point for drug shipments to the United States and there is more money to pay, and arm, land invaders, who strip the forest and transform the land into businesses like cattle ranching that can be used to launder drug money; communities conserving the forest, which is owned by the state, say they are losing their livelihood because of such incursions. MORE

Feb. 2, 2014

Drought that has swept California is threatening the state's drinking water supply; officials say they are moving to put emergency plans in place; deteriorating situation will likely mean imposing mandatory water conservation measures on homeowners and businesses, who have already been asked to voluntarily reduce their water use by 20 percent. MORE

Nov. 16, 2013

Non-profit conservation group Open Space Institute has bought land parcels surrounding park borders in New York State and sold them to state at cost or below, helping to conserve land and expand parks. MORE

Jun. 17, 2013

There is a certain curiosity about how water is used in Phoenix, which gets barely eight inches of rain a year but is not necessarily parched; half of the water consumed in Phoenix homes is used for irrigating lawns, but city's per capita consumption still falls below that of cities like Los Angeles. MORE

Mar. 12, 2013

Within five years, the city will replace 40,000 toilets at public schools with new low-flow versions that should save four million gallons of water each day. MORE

Oct. 29, 2012

Editorial warns ecological balance of Southern Ocean, which circles Antarctica, is under threat of commercial pressure; calls for creation of large marine protected areas to ensure safety of sensitive ecosystems. MORE

Feb. 15, 2012

Op-Ed article by author Jonathan Waterman observes that the Colorado River rarely reaches the sea because decades of population growth, climate change and damming have dessicated its lower reaches, turning a once-lush Mexican delta into a desert; calls on Mexican and American officials to strengthen the treaty between the two countries in effort to revive the legendary white-water river. MORE

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